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Policy options for land reform in South Africa: New institutional mechanisms?
(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2007-10)Since the 2005 Land Summit, new approaches to land reform have been on the agenda, yet there remains little clarity on the way forward. The main focus has been on means of accelerating the redistribution of land through ... -
The potential of agriculture and land reform to generate jobs
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2018)Extremely high levels of unemployment contribute to poverty and inequality, and are one of South Africa’s most intractable problems. Can the agricultural sector help to address the problem? And how can land reform be ... -
Poverty erodes dignity: perspectives of low income female caregivers in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)The Universal Declaration of Human Rights introduces the recognition of the inherent dignity of all people as a foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. Dignity plays a prominent role in South Africa’s ... -
Poverty erodes dignity: perspectives of low income female caregivers in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2014)Dignity is a foundational value in South Africa’s Constitution and is also experienced as a psycho-social phenomenon. Dimensions of dignity were explored with almost two hundred low income female caregivers and the impact ... -
Progressing community-based natural resource management in Zimbabwe
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)Zimbabwe is ushering in a new era of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM). It is moving away from place-based wildlife management initiatives to more internationally linked forestry carbon projects which ... -
Radical land reform is key to sustainable rural development in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2002)Sustainable rural development in 21st century South Africa will never be achieved without a radical assault on the structural underpinnings of poverty and inequality inherited from three centuries of oppression and ... -
Reconciling living customary law and democratic decentralisation to ensure women’s land rights security
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2010)The recent Constitutional Court judgment rendering the Communal Land Rights Act (CLARA) unconstitutional (Tongoane and Others v Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs and Others) must not be allowed to throw dec ... -
Reforming communal land tenure in South Africa – Why land titling is not the answer
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2002)The long-awaited draft Communal Land Rights Bill sets out government’s proposals to resolve urgent land tenure problems in the former ‘homeland’ areas, where most rural South Africans still live, and where land is ... -
Reframing the New Alliance agenda: A critical assessment based on insights from Tanzania
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2013)A dedicated investment in smallholder farmers to enable them to improve their land use and productivity is critical to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth in African countries. The New Alliance for Food Security and ... -
Reframing the New Alliance agenda: A critical assessment based on insights from Tanzania
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2013)A dedicated investment in smallholder farmers to enable them to improve their land use and productivity is critical to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth in African countries. The New Alliance for Food Security and ... -
Representation concerning the terms of reference on the grocery retail sector market inquiry
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)We, the undersigned civil society organisations / individuals work on food security and other issues in the agro-food system in South Africa. We have noted the concentration of corporate and financial power throughout ... -
Research findings: Models of commercial agriculture in Kenya
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2016)Kenya provides a compelling case study of market driven agricultural evolution over the past century. Agriculture played a singular role in the development of the modern Kenyan economy, and while Kenyan agriculture was ... -
Research findings: Models of commercial agriculture in Kenya
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2016)Kenya provides a compelling case study of market driven agricultural evolution over the past century. Agriculture played a singular role in the development of the modern Kenyan economy, and while Kenyan agriculture was ... -
Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill 2013
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2013)This document represents a response from researchers at the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies to the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill as published on 19 October 2013. It is a statement by the ... -
A review of support services for smallholder and small-scale agricultural producers
(GTAC, 2020)The CBPEP/GTAC Project: Employment intensive land reform in South Africa: policies, ‘programmes and capacities aims to formulate a set of options for rural land reform in South Africa aimed at generating a large number of ... -
The rise of Soya in Zambia and the integration of smallholder farmers
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2018)After six decades of policy experimentation, and efforts to promote economic diversification and reduce the country’s over-reliance on copper mining, Zambia has failed to fully capitalise on the country’s agricultural ... -
The role of social security in respecting and protecting the dignity of lone mothers in South Africa: Summary of findings and recommendations
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study explored lone mothers’ experiences of social security in South Africa in terms of whether it protects and respects their dignity. Interviews were undertaken with almost two hundred low income lone mothers ... -
The Role of Social Security in Respecting and Protecting the Dignity of Lone Mothers in South Africa: Summary of Findings and Recommendations
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2014)This study explored lone mothers’ experiences of social security in South Africa in terms of whether it protects and respects their dignity. Interviews were undertaken with almost two hundred low income lone mothers and ... -
Rural land redistribution in South Africa: Contrasting visions and models
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2019)There is widespread agreement that land reform in South Africa is in deep trouble. However, there are very different perspectives on what should be done to address the failure to meaningfully redistribute land and resolve ... -
Rural settlement
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2004)The focus of South Africa s land reform programme is the acquisition of land and securing tenure rights. Land reform has provided many people with land. However, access to land is only one component of settlement. Settlement ...
